(Encyclopedia) Budge, Don (John Donald Budge), 1915–2000, American tennis player, b. Oakland, Calif. A powerful, consistent player, Budge was the first person to capture the sport's grand slam,…
HARNETT, Cornelius, a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., April 20, 1723; moved with his parents to Brunswick in 1726 and later to Wilmington, N. C.; engaged…
(Encyclopedia) Celsus, Aulus Cornelius, fl. a.d. 14, Latin encyclopedist. His only extant work, De re medicina, consists of eight books on medicine believed to have been written c.a.d. 30. He was not…
(Encyclopedia) Senanayake, Don StephenSenanayake, Don Stephensĕnənäˈyəkə [key], 1884–1952, prime minister (1947–52) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka). He entered politics in 1922 and became a prominent…
BURNETT, Henry Cornelius, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Essex County, Va., October 5, 1825; moved with his parents to Kentucky in early childhood; attended the common schools and an…
WARREN, Cornelius, a Representative from New York; born in Phillipstown, Putnam County, N.Y., March 15, 1790; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…
DARRAGH, Cornelius, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1809; attended the Western University of Pennsylvania, and was graduated with the class of 1826; studied law…
HOLLAND, Cornelius, a Representative from Maine; born in Sutton, Mass., July 9, 1783; attended the common schools; studied medicine and commenced practice in Livermore, Maine, in 1814; moved…
WORTLEY, George Cornelius, a Representative from New York; born in Syracuse, N.Y., December 8, 1926; attended St. Lucyâs Academy, Syracuse; graduated from Tully Central School, Tully, N.Y.,…
